This year I’ve felt freer than I have in 10 years. For 10 years I’ve struggled with seeing my body as a gift from God, the way I was made as a precious gift. I struggled with eating food and loving the food as a blessing from the Lord, not an enemy.

Be still. God says this so many times to His people in the Word when they’re distressed, when things seem TERRIBLE. Exodus 14:14 is a verse that I’ve often meditated on this year as I’ve wrestled with anxiety, anxiety over not doing enough, anxiety over not pleasing people, and this verse has kept me rooted and grounded in learning to be still before the Lord. Exodus 14:14, ‘The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.’ God will fight for you. Often times I act like I’m the one who has to do all the fighting. I act like it all DEPENDS on me, and then I’m crushed by the weight of all of it. That’s why I wanted to wrap up 2017’s podcast episodes with this encouragement.
Be Still. Know that God is God. You aren’t God. God is in control. …

Let me explain. I was trying to take a picture with the dogs and talking to the dogs before I took the above picture after a short run this week; hence the really weird face expression. Why am I really here? I wanted to talk about the reason I left Facebook and Twitter. Now… I know that you don’t have to know that reason, but I kind of wanted to share, just in case there are others struggling with the same things that I wrestled with this past year.

Life has been AMAZING lately, and I honestly think that it’s because God has really been changing my heart about life. There has been so much more contentment and peace and single focus in my heart about the future, about day to day relationships, about things like marriage, my body, the podcast, and even food. Food is still a work in progress, but there has been some pretty incredible moments of freedom for me in the past week that I will definitely share later in the post. But life has been so full lately; I haven’t been emphasizing blog posts as much, and that’s ok. However, I do love the blog, so I wanted to share with you the baking, the cookies, and even the wedding I was privileged to be a part of this past week.

This is just one of the goodies I’ve dabbled in making these past few weeks. They are Sarah’s Oatmeal Peppermint Raisin Cookies, but I didn’t use the peppermint extract. I also used something different from raisins. 😉

WEDDING CAKE!!!! Mark 10:7-9, ‘For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.’

Creamy yogurt bowls with Pepita Butter and Fruit and CHOCOLATE!!!

And this is unpictured, but I’ve been loving popcorn lately. I ordered some of Square Organics Protein popcorn when they had a sale (Our family usually pops our own popcorn, but I thought it would be fun to get), and it was amazing mixed with General Mills Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheerios and more chocolate!

What I’m Doing Lately:

Meditating on: One of my friends posted this, and I think this is what I’ve been soaking in so much; God’s amazing grace towards someone who was a vile sinner like me. It’s just incredible; I can not even comprehend the depths of His love.

Cuddling My Puppy and Watching My Sisters love on our dogs: It is so amazing to cuddle huskies. They are literally some of the softest dogs in the world. And my dog loves to be cuddled if he’s in the right mood.

Getting All Dressed Up For A Wedding: I have a little secret, so I guess it’s not a secret any more if I tell you. I don’t wear make-up, and I wore a little bit for the wedding. But I loved, most of all, wearing the flowy bridesmaid dress that we found.

It reminded me of what a gift it is to embrace your new size. It’s amazing to be OK with getting a medium or a large and thinking, ‘I’m healthy!!!’

Watching Instagram Stories with so much encouragement from girls like my sister in Christ, Janie.

Cold Walks in the Woods with the dogs – Picking up sticks and putting the dogs in their pulling harnesses is um… a good exercise in patience and it makes for such a fun afternoon activity.

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I am a very ordinary girl. I’m 24, but if you met me, you wouldn’t believe me. I am passionate about girls finding true beauty in Christ. I love peanut butter, icecream, and salad. My hobbies are cooking, baking, sharing laughs and tears with others, and sharing the fullness of joy that Christ has put in me. I love reading other blogs, and I hope that this will be a place where you can find encouragement, recipes, smiles, and joy. Click here to read more about me...